Window post and guide construction



Nov. 13, 1934. R. T. AXE 1,980,313

WINDOW POST AND GUIDE CONSTRUCTION Filed May 18, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEYS Nov. 13, 1934. R. T. AXE 1,980,313

WINDOW POST AND GUIDE CONSTRUCTION Filed May 18, 1931 3 SheetsSheet 3 ATTO Patented Nov. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE assignments, to The Syracuse Trust Company, Syracuse, N. Y., a corporation of New York,

trustee Application May 18, 1931, Serial N0. 538,150

11 Claims.

This invention relates to a window construction, particularly for railway cars, busses, and the like, and has for its object, a particularly simple compact arrangement of the posts of the window I frame, the sash guides, and a removable retaining member or members, by which the sash or sashes are readily removable and replaceable.

The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a window structure embodying this invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View on line 22, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view on line 3-3, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an end View of the channel member of the corner post construction.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevation, partly broken away, of the channel member shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an end'view of one of the sash guides. I

Figure '7 is a fragmentary elevation thereof.

Figure 8 is a sectional view similar to Figure 3, of a modified form of post construction.

Figure 9 is an enlarged cross sectional view of another post and sash construction embodying my invention. a

Figure 10 is a View similar to Figure 9 of a fourth form of post construction.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary inner-edge View of the post shown in Figure 8.

Figure 12 is a detail view illustrating a filler strip forming part of the widthwise adjustable means of the sash shown in Figure 10.

This window construction comprises generally, a window frame whichincludes posts, a sash or sashes movable along the posts, means on the posts for guiding and holding the sash or sashes from displacement including a removable retaining strip or member which extends lengthwise of one edge, usually the inner edge of the post and embraces the same, and not only serves to hold the sash from removal, but also as a facing for the inner edge of the post, and also the'side' faces, and as a weather strip facing covering the joint, or joints, between the sash, or sashes, and the posts.

1, Figure 1, designates the window frame as a whole, and 2 the sashes, the frame including posts on opposite sides of each sash, a sill 3, and a top framing 4.

The sash 2 is usually capable of being raised and lowered, and for this purpose is provided with sash'latches 5 for holding the sash open at different elevations, and also for latching it closed. The window structure here shown also includes a small sash or panel 6 located in the upper part of the frame, the bottom rail of the sash 6 lapping the top rail of the sash 2 when the sash 2 is closed.

This window construction is particularly adapted to railway cars and busses, where there are a series, or several windows arranged side by side along the sides of the car or body separated by the posts so that each two intermediate sashes have frame posts in common.

In Figure 3, each post comprises a body mem ber 10 usually formed of metal and T shaped in cross section, with the head of the T presented toward the outer side of the car, and the leg 11 of the T extending inwardly, and'channel shaped members 12 enclosing the leg of the T and arranged with the open side of the channel toward the head of the T, the sides of the channel abutting against'the inner faces of the head of the T. The channel member 12 extends lengthwise of the body 10, at least the height of the window structure, although the'body 10 may continue downwardly below the level of the window opening's and constitute part of the framing of the vehicle, and also continue above the window opening and form part of theroof structure of the vehicle. The terms inner and outer as applied to the edges of the posts are used for convenience and brevity. Theouter edge is toward the outer side of the car body, and the inner edge on the inside of the car body. The bodies of the posts and the retaining members are preferably toward the outer and inner sides of the car body respectively, although their positions may be reversed if it is desirable to remove the sashes from the outside of the car body.

Each sash 2 is mounted between two posts, there being one post at each edge of each sash. Each post has sash guiding and retaining means for the sashes located on opposite sides thereof, with the exception of the end posts for the endmost windows. Or, in other words, all the intermediate posts of the car structure are common to two windows.

In the form shown in Figure 3, each sash is formed with a channel 14 in each edge thereof, and the guiding and retaining'means comprise a guide member 15 on the post having a rib 16 projecting from the base thereof and extending into the channel 14 in the edge of the sash. Usually a U shaped weather strip 15 is located in the channel 14 of the sash for embracing and coacting with the rib 16. Each guide member 15 is detachably mounted on the post, or the channel member 12 thereof, and is detachably held in position by a retaining strip or member extending lengthwise of the inner edge of the post-and acting to clamp the guide member in position.

20 designates the retaining member which is formed up of sheet metal in the general form of a channel, and is arranged astride the bottom portion of the channel member 12 and detachably secured thereto, this retaining member 20 having the angular side flanges 21 of its channel formation extending over, or lapping the sash sides or the post and the margin of the base of the guide member 15 and thus holding the guide member in position. The flanges 21 are also provided with offsets 22 which provide weather strip facings' for covering and shielding the joints beitween'athe-sashes and the posts, the offset being spaced-apart toward the center of the sash from :the ,postand terminating at 23 near the inner tface-of the sash.

'EIhe intermediate part of the channel shaped retaining member 20 issecured to the post, or the channel member. 12 preferably by fastening mem- .bers' exposed on the inner edge of the post. These fastening members are here shown as spring pressed buttons 25 whichinterlock with the post, .or the channelmember 12, by successive endwise iandirotarymovements. .As here illustrated, each 1 button comprises a stem having a screw slotted head 26 .at itsouter end, and a cross bar 27 at its inner end, the head being slidably mounted -in-a .thimble 28.secured to the intermediate part of the channel shaped retaining -membcr. A spring .29 is located between the head 26 and the bottom :of the =thimble and tends to press the stem, head 26 and cross bar 27 outwardly. The:cross bar interlocks'with lugs 30struck from :the'walls-of the channel member 12. p

.--In operation, when the head 26; is turned by means :of unscrew driver, the ends of'the cross nbarraramoved out of alinement with the lugs 30 so ithat the spring :can react carrying the cross bar'betWeen-the lugs. Hence,tthe retaining mem- -ber 20:can be removed. Upon the reverseof this movement, the cross bar 27 isinterlocked with the :lugs 30. The base of the guide member 15 l .is interlocked at its outer edge with the post, :or an inwardlyfacing channel with which the zpostris provided. These channelsiare formed by outwardly and 'reversely bent marginal portions of the sides'of the channel member :12 providing =inturned flanges :32 which terminate near the =.outer faces :of the sashes and form a weather strip :for covering and shielding the joints betweenth'e sashes and :the post.

-Each;guide-member 15 is here :shown as interlocked in .the vchannel's,-.or with the flanges 32, zby mea-ns of tongues :33. These are here shown .as projecting from the =baseof the guide member .115, :and are preferably struck from the -base flanges of the guide members or strips 15, and arranged to engage and press against the inner -fa'ces of the flanges 82.

' .sash 1.130 'be :moved outwardly carrying the guide strips :15 therewith. The sashes are replaced by :thereverse :of this movement.

of the car structure abut against the post, and

The weather strip 16 and the rib 16 per se, form no part of this invention. Also, the construction of the button 25 per se, forms no part of this invention.

The channel member 12 is secured to the T shaped body 10 by lugs 40 struck from the side flanges of the channel member 12 at suitable intervals, and secured to the leg 11 of the T shaped post by fastening members, as screws 41 extending through the lugs and threading into nuts 42. These lugs 40 are in the form of loops.

As seen at thele'ft of Figure 3, the post for the endmost window is unprovided with a window guide on one side thereof, but the walls or lining one angular flange 21 of the retaining member with its ofiset 22 is cut away, or omitted.

In the form shown in Figure 8, the body 50 of the post is wood. The guide members 51, corresponding to the guide members 15, lie against the .Woodpart, and the retaining strip 52, corresponding to the retaining strip, or member 20, is practically the same as shown in Figure 3, but interlooks with a bushing 53 located in suitable recesses in the wood post. 50 and formed with lugs 541L behind which the cross bar 55 .of the buttons interlock. Also, .in the form shown in Figure 8, the flanges 56,, corresponding to theflanges 32, are provided on a U shaped facing strip 57 enclosingthe outer edge of the post 50 and extend- 3105 ing inwardly to shield the joint between the sashes and the post. This strip 5'7 is-secured to thepostby screws 58. The outer edges of the post incline slightly outwardly from the top of the window opening toward the bottom, and 'thef31i10 members 57 and 51 are shaped to conform to the incline.

bodying the retainingmember of this invention,

where the sashes are guided in channels in the posts, and a retaining member, quite similar to13120 "that shown in Figures 3 and=8, is employed to hold the sash, or sashes, from removal.

In Figure '9, 60 designates azpost formed with outer window stopsfil. 62 vdesignates'the sashes at opposite sides of the post and wanting withing;

the outer stop 61. i

64 designates the retaining: member corresponding to the retaining member'20 or 52, this embracingthe inner edge-of the post andbeing secured theretoin the same manner as the reiggg taining member 52, that is, by spring :pressed buttons 67. In the construction shown in Figure 9,

the retaining member isiormed with angular flanges extendingover, or overlappingthe sash sides of the post and provided with inturned 1- .35. flanges 66 which COIlS'Citdt-Gfth inner stops. The

outer stop -61, and innerstop 66 form the sides :of a channel'on each side of the post for guiding the sashes. The springs 68, corresponding to the springs 29, act on the retaining member 64 press the flanges, or inner stop 66 against the sash, and press'the sash against the outer stop 61 to make the sash non-rattling and weather tight.

In the form-shown in Figure .19, each sash is provided with a wear or weather strip 70 in the form -of a channel embracing. the margins of the sash '71 and coacting with the channel formed between the outer stop 72 and the inner stop 73 corresponding to the outer and inner stops 61, 66, Figure 9 the ,inner'stops 11,5

being provided on a retaining member 64*. This weather strip is of a fibrous material with a resilient insert therein and is adjustable laterally relatively to the sash in order to adjust the sash to small variations in the widthwise spacings of the posts. The weather strip is shown as secured to the edge of the sash by pins '75 carried by the intermediate part of the strip '70 and located in suitable perforations in the edge of the sash, and this weather strip can be adjusted widthwise. It may be held in its adjusted position, or from being displaced toward the edge of the sash by spacers or inserts of fiber,

or suitable material placed around the pins. In Figure 10, the retaining member 64 is shown as provided with lips 73 overhanging the edges of the strips '70. The facing strip on the other side of the post is provided with similar lips 81.

In Figures 9 and. 10, a clearance space 69 is left between the retaining members 64, 64 and the posts to permit the spring 68 to press the inner stops 66, 73 against the sash.

'76 designates the spacers or inserts, which are in effect shim plates formed with slots with contracted entrances 77, so that they can be slipped over the pins, or removed therefrom, and be held in position by the contracted entrances. These shims '76 can be shifted around to suit conditions and if the post is slightly out of the vertical, two shims may be used at the bottom, and one at the top of the weather strip '70, or vice-versa, and to effect the widthwise adjustment, the strip on one side of the sash may be bolstered outwardly by means of shims, and that on the other placed in position without the shims, or two or more shims may be placed on each pin on one side of the sash, and one shim on each pin on the other side of the sash.

Various other arrangements of the shims or fillers can be imagined in order to fit the sash to conform to variations in the spacings and the alinements of the posts.

The weather strip construction 70 and its adjustment widthwise, and the filler or shim 76 forms no part of this invention, and forms the subject matter of another application.

In any form of my invention, the retaining members extend lengthwise of the inner edges of the posts and are common to two sashes, except of course, the strips on the endmost posts, and the strips are held in position by fastening members exposed on the inner edge of the post, and in this embodiment of my invention, extending at a right angle to the plane of the sashes.

In any form of this invention, the sashes are initially installed and afterwards readily removable and replaceable for the purpose of replacing broken glass, or for any other purpose, by removing the retaining members or strips 20, 52, 64 or 64 and replacing the same after the sash has been replaced, and the retaining strips are on the post structure, instead of on the sash as in my Patent Number 1,904,602.

What I claim is:

1. In a window construction, a frame including posts, a sash, means on the post for guiding and holding the sash from displacement including a removable retaining member extending lengthwise of the post and embracing and covering the same, forming a facing therefor and having an angular portion extending over the sash side of the post and opposed to the margin of the sash, and spring means acting on the retaining member in a direction at a right angle to the plane of the sash to press the same toward the post and the angular portion'toward the. sash and means for detachably securing the removable retaining member to the post, said means extending through the portion of said member which covers and forms the facing for the post.

2. In a Window construction, a frame including posts, sashes arranged on opposite sides of each post, a removable sash guide member mounted on each side of the post, a removable holding member embracing the inner edge of the post and coacting with each of the guide members to hold them in position, and fastening means on the intermediate part of the holding member which overlies the inner edge of the post for coacting with the post and securing the holding member in position, said fastening means including springs acting to press the holding member toward the post and the sash in a direction at substantially a right angle to the planeof the sashes.

3. In a window construction, a frame including posts comprising body members T shaped in cross section with the head of the T located at the outer side of the post and the leg of the T extending inwardly, a channel shaped frame member embracing the leg of the T and enclosing the leg of the T with the ends of the side flanges of the channel abutting against the head of the T formation, and a sash guide member having a base mounted on one side of the channel member, a sash coacting with the guide member, a retaining member extending lengthwise of the inner edge of the post and embracing the bottom of the channel member and coacting with the base of the guide member to hold it in position, and means for detachably securing the retaining member to said channel member.

4. In a window construction, a frame including posts comprising body members T shaped in cross section with the head of the T located at the outer edge of the post, and the leg of the T extending inwardly, a channel shaped frame member enclosing the leg of the T formation with the ends of the side flanges of the channel abutting against the head of the T formation, and a sash guide member having a base mounted on one side of the channel member and having means for interlocking with the channel member toward the head of the T, a sash coacting with the guide member, a retaining member extending lengthwise of the inner edge of the post and embracing the bottom of the channel member and coacting with the base of the guide member to hold it in position, and means for detachably securing the retaining member to the channel member.

5. In a window construction, a frame including posts comprising body members T shaped in cross section with the head of the T located at the outer edge of the post, and the leg of the T extending inwardly, a channel shaped frame member enclosing the leg ofthe T formation with the edges of the side flanges of the channel abutting against the head of the T formation, sash guide members mounted on opposite sides of the channel member and having means for interlocking with the channel member toward the head of the T, sashes on opposite sides of each post and coacting with the guide members, a retaining member extending lengthwise of the inner edge of each post and embracing the bottom of the channel member and coacting at opposite sides of the post with the guide members to hold them in position, and means for detachably securing the retaining member to the channel member.

6. In a window construction, a frame including posts comprising body members T shaped in cross section with the head of the T located atcthe outer edge of the post, and the leg of the T extending. inwardly, a channel shaped frame member enclosing the leg of the T formation with the edges of the side flanges of the channel abutting against the head of the T formation, sash guide members mounted on opposite sides of the channel member and having means for interlocking with the channel member toward the head of the T, sashes on opposite sides of each post and coacting with the guide members, a retaining member extending lengthwise of the inner edge of the post and embracing the bottom of the channel member and coacting at opposite sides of the post with the guide members to hold them in position, and means for detachably securing the retaining member to the channel member, the portion of the channel member abutting against the head of the T formation being formed with inwardly facing channels, and the guide members being interlocked at their margins insaid channels.

7. In a window construction, a frame including posts, each comprising a body member and a channel shaped frame member abutting against the body member with the open side of the channel toward the body member, the post having sash guiding and holding means including a retaining member embracing the bottom portion of the channel member, and means extending through the retaining member and the bottom of the channel member for detachably securing the retaining member in position.

8. In a window construction, a frame including posts, each comprising a body member and a channel shaped frame member abutting against the body member with the open side of the channel toward the body member, the post having sash guiding and holding means including a retaining member embracing the bottom portion of the channel member, the channel member being formed with inwardly extending projections on the interior thereof,.fandthe retaining member rhaving means for detachably interlocking with the projections. V

9. In a Window construction, a frame including posts, sash guiding and holding means on the 7 including a member having a flange extending under said offset and provided with spring tongues for 'coacting with the same.

10. In a window construction, a frame including a post, sashes arranged on opposite sides of the post, the post having meansfor holding and guiding the sash including strips in the form of channels extending lengthwise of the inner and outer faces of the post and-enclosing the same, forming facings covering the inner and outer edges of the post, the bottoms of the channels being opposed to said faces of the post and the side flanges of the channels extending along the sash sides of the post and covering the joints between the sashes and the post, and means extending through the bottomsof the holding and guiding channels and into the post and operable from the outer sides of said bottoms to remove and replace said strip.

11. In a window construction, a frame including a post, sashes arranged on opposite sides of the post, the post having means for holding and guiding the sash including strips in the form of channels extending lengthwise of the inner and outer faces of the post and enclosing the same forming iacings covering the inner and outer edges of the post, the bottoms of the channels being opposed to said faces of the post and the side flanges extending along the sash sides-of the post and covering the joints between the sashes and the post, and spring means pressing one of said'strips toward the post and the angular flanges thereof toward the sashes on opposite sides of the post." I I ROY T. AXE. 

